The New York Times is soliciting opinions about the Kavanaugh confirmation. I had *a lot* of things to say. Posted below are my answers as I submitted… Read more “3 Questions about Kavanaugh”

They wanted a second Civil War which, what can you say to that? With all the lessons of history at our fingertips, to want such a thing… Read more “#SecondCivilWar”

Hello, Friends. It’s been a long time, I know. Life has been busy and good and I’ve been away. I’m cleaning out my house and finding scraps… Read more “Justice and Mercy”

I’m currently in the process of writing a four-part series about problems with the neo-liberal university. If you’re interested, you can check out the start of the… Read more “Apples: The Sweetness”

This post is the first in a series. Have you ever seen an apple tree get sick? When I was a girl I spent summer days with… Read more “Apples: The Tree”

Over the second half of the semester I had my Women, Politics, and Public Policy students write a feminist party platform responding to the issues we covered… Read more “Feminist Party Platforms”

The following is a direct transcript of a text conversation I had with my 18-year-old niece, otherwise known as “the 18 y.o.” I hope it brings you… Read more “Kim Possible”

There was a man in the land of Alabama whose name was Roy, and that man was blameless in his own sight, for he had been a… Read more “The Book of Roy”

Beloved, There are so many thoughts and things I’ve been wanting to share with you lately and I feel a deep sense of irony that *this* is… Read more “What To Do About the Meta-Asshole?”